Champions Bayer Leverkusen scored twice in the opening eight minutes but squandered the lead to settle for a 2-2 draw against visitors Holstein Kiel in the Bundesliga on Saturday. Last season’s domestic league and Cup winners have only themselves to blame for the slip-up having dominated in a largely one-sided first half where they should…
Arsenal bounced back from conceding a goal to lowly Southampton to win 3-1 after a pulsating second half in their Premier League clash at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday, with winger Bukayo Saka instrumental in the Gunners’ victory. After a dull first half, the visiting Saints, which came into the game in 19th place in…
Arne Slot allowed himself a smile at his record-breaking start to life at Liverpool after a hard-fought 1-0 win at Crystal Palace on Saturday but insists it is far too early to draw conclusions about his tenure. The Dutchman has overseen nine victories in his first 10 games in all competitions as Liverpool’s head coach,…
Federico Valverde and Vinicius Jr were on the scoresheet as Real Madrid cruises past Villarreal 2-0 in their La Liga 2024-25 match at the Santiago Bernabeu in Madrid on Sunday. Real took the lead in the 14th minute with a deflected long-range shot by Valverde following a Luka Modric corner. The Uruguayan’s drive from distance…
Real Madrid’s French forward #09 Kylian Mbappe fights for the ball with Villarreal’s Spanish defender #17 Kiko Femenia. | Photo Credit: AFP Real Madrid’s French forward #09 Kylian Mbappe fights for the ball with Villarreal’s Spanish defender #17 Kiko Femenia. | Photo Credit: AFP
After shock defeat against Lille in Champions League, Real Madrid will host Villarreal in La Liga 2024-25 on Sunday. Los Blancos coach Carlo Ancelotti doesn’t get ruffled easily. One eyebrow raises. He avoids controversy when speaking. Real Madrid hardly gives the nonchalant Italian a reason to show any displeasure as they churn out titles. Until,…
Arsenal coach Mikel Arteta could almost forgive his side for going a goal down to struggling Southampton as it brought out the best in winger Bukayo Saka, who scored one goal and made two more in its 3-1 Premier League home win on Saturday. Arteta described the Saints’ goal as a wake-up call before praising…
Hosts Bayer Leverkusen paid the price for being complacent after squandering a two-goal lead and losing control of the game before drawing 2-2 against promoted Holstein Kiel in the German Bundesliga on Saturday. Champion Leverkusen scored twice in the opening eight minutes but wasted a two-goal advantage for the third time in six Bundesliga matches…
Mateo Kovacic scored either side of halftime to fire Manchester City to an entertaining 3-2 victory over Fulham at a sun-drenched Etihad Stadium on Saturday, as the host kept its grip on second place in the Premier League standings. Pep Guardiola’s men have 17 points after seven games, a point behind leader Liverpool, while Marco…
Paulo Fonseca has selected the same AC Milan team for the last two Serie A games, and is not about to change a winning side when his team take on Fiorentina, the manager said on Saturday. Milan began the league campaign without a win in its opening three matches but have since turned things around…
